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I think you got things backwards. France wanted to bomb libya (as well as the UK) whils the US was a reluctant partner. The US went for Syria/Assad leading the
by modo_mario 3y ago
I think you got things backwards. France wanted to bomb libya (as well as the UK) whils the US was a reluctant partner.
The US went for Syria/Assad leading the intervention and whilst France picked up it's involvement against ISIL & the like particularly after the Paris attacks it wasn't as big on it as Libya.
- misja111 3y agoFrance was also eager to bomb Libya, that's true. But the US really didn't want to intervene in Syria at first. https://www.brookings.edu/articles/why-the-united-states-hasnt-intervened-in-syria/ https://www.brookings.edu/articles/why-the-united-states-has...